5th Peiod Washington State Histoty Flashcards
Corruption
illegal or dishonest behavior by those in power
Distribution
the process of supply goods to stores and businesses in many places
Stock
a share of something of company
Subsidy
a sum of money or land
Transcontinental
extending across a continent
Terminus
the last stop of an end of a line
Solvent
able to pay one’s dept
Invest
To expand money with the expectation of achieving a profit or material result
Corporation
a business owned by a group of people who own stock in the company
Nativist
one who want to protect the interest of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants
Revenue
income
Quota
a limited or fixed number of people or things
Menial
requiring little skill and lacking in prestige or respect
Discrimination
the unfair treatment of people because of race, age, or gender
Emigrate
to leave one’s own country in order to settle in a another